Best photos of September 12: Aftermath of school fire in DR Congo to Comic Con in Abu Dhabi

  • Charred debris litters the ground after a fire at a school in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu. AFP
    Charred debris litters the ground after a fire at a school in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu. AFP
  • A wildfire burns in Ogan Ilir, in Indonesia's South Sumatra province. Reuters
    A wildfire burns in Ogan Ilir, in Indonesia's South Sumatra province. Reuters
  • The Tribute in Light is illuminated to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre, in New York. Reuters
    The Tribute in Light is illuminated to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre, in New York. Reuters
  • Victims of violence and social abandonment are buried at a communal grave in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters
    Victims of violence and social abandonment are buried at a communal grave in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters
  • Mourners carry the body of a Hamas commander killed in an Israeli strike on southern Gaza. EPA
    Mourners carry the body of a Hamas commander killed in an Israeli strike on southern Gaza. EPA
  • Members of the Philippine coastguard move the bodies of people killed in a ferry fire. Reuters
    Members of the Philippine coastguard move the bodies of people killed in a ferry fire. Reuters
  • A pro-independence protester kicks a smoke flare towards riot police during Catalonia's national day in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
    A pro-independence protester kicks a smoke flare towards riot police during Catalonia's national day in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
  • Visitors arrive at Adnec for Middle East Film and Comic Con Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Visitors arrive at Adnec for Middle East Film and Comic Con Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National